CINCINNATI — A Hamilton County judge has ordered a Clifton hookah bar to permanently close following a lawsuit with the City of Cincinnati.

Bohemian Hookah Cafe has been ordered to shut down by Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Patrick Dinkelacker after the bar was sued by the City of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Board of Health in September.

After the ruling came out, city council member Mark Jeffreys, who is currently running for reelection, said on X, "Clifton Gaslight just got safer."

"This was never about shutting a business down, but rather ensuring that any business plays by the rules and is respectful to neighbors in a neighborhood business district," Jeffreys wrote in the X thread.

We've covered the Clifton hookah bar repeatedly, with neighbors complaining of late-night parti

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